He is very _______ about his chance of winning a scholarship this semester.

A. optional          B. obvious        C. optimistic        D. conventional

With April 18’s railway speedup, highway and air transport will have to compete with ________ service for passengers.

A. good    B. better  C. best     D. the best

At the computer operation test, one is supposed to stay at his own machine, keep his eyes on his screen, ______ to anyone.

   A. and not to speak      B. but could not speak

   C. instead of speaking  D. or rather speak

Farmland ___ quickly, so they are considering _____ a programme to solve the problem.

   A. is getting lost,starting   B. is lost,to start   C. is losing, starting    D. loses, to start

Apartments in cities can be quite high. Renters are paying up to $1,000 per month for _______ bedroom apartment.

A. one a   B. the one   C. one        D. a one

I didn’t have to work all weekend — I did it by _______.

A. chance          B. choice  C. accident    D. myself

I shall never forget those years _______ I lived on the farm with

the farmers, _______ has a great effect on my life.

A. when; who B. that; which C. which; that D. when; which

You're the only person ______I've ever met ______could do it.

A. who;/ B./; whom C. whom;/ D./; who

Do you know the man _______?

A. whom I spoke B. to who spoke C. I spoke to D. that I spoke

His success ____ the fact ____ he had been working hard.

A. put in; which     B. led to; because    C. lay in; that    D. got in; that